Yu Shimingyan

Chapter 59 Jin Yunu beats the lover with a stick (1)
The branches are in the east of the wall, and the flowers are in the west. Since they fall to the ground, they let the wind blow.When the branches have no flowers, they will grow again. If the flowers are separated from the branches, it is difficult to get on the branches.These four sentences are the "Abandoned Wives Ci" written by the ancients.It is said that a woman's attachment to her husband is like a flower's attachment to a branch.If the branches have no flowers, they will bloom again in spring; if the flowers are separated from the branches, they cannot be reunited.Advise the women of the world to do their best, share joys and sorrows, and stick to one end; don't love the rich and dislike the poor, and be half-hearted, which will cause regret.

Let’s talk about a famous minister in the Han Dynasty. His wife abandoned him because she didn’t know the season when the season was not met. Later, she regretted it too much.Where do you say that famous official is from?What is the last name?The official's surname was Zhu, his first name was Maichen, his surname was Wengzi, and he was from Kuaiji County.The family is poor and has never been met. There are two husband and wife, living in Pengmen, a humble alley.Every day, Maichen cut firewood from the mountains, carried it to the market, and sold it for money to survive.He is good at reading, and he doesn't let go of the scroll. Although he carries a load of firewood on his shoulder, he still holds the book in his hand, recites and chews, and sings and walks.People in the city are used to it, but when they hear the sound of reading, they know that the Maichen is picking up firewood. Poor him is a Confucian scholar, so they all buy with him.What's more, the buyer does not compete for the price, but relies on human valuation, so his firewood is easier to sell than others.Generally, there are also frivolous teenagers and children who see him picking firewood and reading books, and they gather in groups to laugh at him and insult him, but Maichen doesn't care at all.

One day, when his wife went out to draw water, she saw the group of children clapping and laughing together with Maichen Chaidan, and she was deeply ashamed.When the buyer came back from selling firewood, his wife persuaded him: "If you want to study, stop selling firewood; if you want to sell firewood, stop studying. You are so old and not crazy, but you behave like this and are laughed at by children. Don't be ashamed!" The Maichen replied: "I sell firewood to save the poor, and I study to get rich and honor. It doesn't matter whether they are the same, let him make a joke." His wife said with a smile: "If you get rich and honor, don't sell them. Firewood. From ancient times to the present, whoever sees a firewood seller become an official? But he said such an unreasonable thing!" Maichen said: "Rich and poor, each has its own time. Some people count my horoscope, and when I reach the age of 50, I will definitely make a fortune. .As the saying goes, sea water is immeasurable, so don’t worry about me.” His wife said: “The fortune teller, seeing your crazy appearance, deliberately made fun of you, don’t listen to me. There is a share in death, and you still want to be an official? Except for the king of Yama, there are fewer judges, waiting for you to do it!" Maichen said: "Mr. , worshiped as Shangfu. Prime Minister Gongsun Hong of this dynasty was still in the East China Sea at the age of 50. At the age of 80, he met Jinshang just now and worshiped as a general. I made my fortune at the age of 59. Although it was later than Ganluo, it was later than those two. It's still early, so you have to wait patiently."

His wife said: "You don't have to compare the present and the past. Those who fish and herd hogs have talents in their chests; you read these few dead books now, and you will be a hundred years old. It's just this face, what's the future? Unlucky Became your wife! You were ridiculed by the children, and I have no shame in getting you involved. If you don’t listen to me, throw away the books, I will never be with you forever. Let’s go on our own, and we’ll have to worry about each other.” Mai Chen said : "I'm 43 years old this year, and in another seven years, I'll be fifty. You just have to wait, and it won't take long. If you're so fickle, you'll leave me, and you'll have to regret it later!" His wife said: " There are many men who carry firewood in the world, why do they regret it? If I guard you for another seven years, even my bones will starve to death. You let me go out, just for convenience, and saved my life Seeing that his wife was determined to go and keep him, Maichen sighed and said, "Come on, come on! I only hope that you can marry a husband better than Zhu Maichen's." His wife said: "At least it's better than one. My son." After saying that, he bowed twice and happily went out without looking back.Maichen was so moved that he wrote four lines of poems on the wall: "If you marry a dog, you will chase the dog; if you marry a chicken, you will chase the chicken; the wife abandons me, but I will not abandon my wife."Maichen went to Xijing to write a letter and waited for the bus.The people of Tongyi strictly recommend the talents of Maichen.The emperor knew that Maichen was from Kuaiji, and he must know the pros and cons of the local people's conditions, so he worshiped as the prefect of Kuaiji and went to the post at a post.The chief official of Kuaiji heard that the prefect was about to arrive, and made a lot of people to repair the roads.The husband of Maichen's wife was also in service, and his wife was disheveled and accompanied him to deliver meals.Seeing the prefect shouting in front of him and rushing back, peeping from the side, he is the old husband Zhu Maichen.Maichen was in the car, and when he saw it at a glance, he recognized her as his old wife, so he asked someone to recruit her and put it in the back car.In the mansion, the old wife was ashamed and had no place to kowtow to apologize.Mai Chenjiao invites his husband to meet him.After a while, the husband called him, and he prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to look up.Maichen laughed loudly and said to his wife, "like this man, he is not as strong as I, Zhu Maichen."Maichen ordered to take a bucket of water, pour it on the steps, and said to his wife: "If you can get back the harvest by pouring water, then you can also get back together. Thinking of your youthful love, I will give you a gap in the back garden, and I will cultivate it with you and my wife. " His wife walked out of the mansion after her husband, and passers-by pointed and said, "This is the wife of the new prefect." So shameless, he threw himself into the river and died in the back garden.There are poems to prove it: Piao's mother still knows how to pity the hungry, but her own wife can bear to abandon the poor Confucianism!I knew it was difficult to collect it if it was covered with water, and I regretted not being a student at the beginning.

There is another poem, saying that bullying the poor and favoring the rich is the same in the world, not just the wife of a minister.The poem said: "Look at the success or failure, who knows the dragon is in the mud?"No wonder women can't see, how many negative wives in the world?This story is about a wife abandoning her husband.Now let's talk about a husband who abandons his wife, he usually bullies the poor and favors the rich, betrays righteousness and ungratefulness, and later only ends up in the name of unlucky, and is talked about by others.

It is said that during the Shaoxing period of the Song Dynasty, although Lin'an was a capital and a prosperous town, there were still many beggars among them.There is a leader in the beggar's household, named "Tuantou", who is in charge of all the beggars.When all the beggars come to beg for things, the head of the group will charge him a day's money.If it is raining and snowing, there is no place to beg for help, but Tuantou cooks some gruel to feed the group of beggars.Ragged clothes and jackets are also taken care of by the head of the regiment.Therefore, this group of beggars should be careful and low-key, obey the group leader, like slaves, and dare not offend them.That group of heads sees that they collect some regular money, and usually lend money to the beggars' households for interest.If you don't prostitute or gamble, you can still do everyone's business.He makes a living by it, and doesn't want to change it for a while.Just one thing, the head of the group has a bad name.Earn land and land as you like, and make a fortune for several generations, and you will eventually be a beggar.No one is respectful when going out, so I have to close the door and make it big from the house.Even so, if you count the two words "good and cheap", you only say prostitutes, excellent, scribes, and pawns, and all four are lowly, and you can't count the beggar.It seems that beggars just have no money, but no scars on their bodies.If in the Spring and Autumn Period Wu Zixu fled, he also played the flute and begged for food in the city of Wu; in the Tang Dynasty Zheng Yuanhe was a singer and sang lotus flowers falling, and later became rich and prosperous, and a bed of brocade was covered: these are all outstanding beggars.It can be seen that although this generation is despised by others, it is no better than prostitutes, superiors, clerks, and pawns.

Gossip off topic.Now let’s talk about a Tuantou in Hangzhou City, whose surname is Jin and whose name is Boss. His ancestors came to him and he has been the Tuantou for seven generations.Earn a complete housework, live in a good house, plant a good field, wear good clothes, eat good food, really have a lot of millet, have money in the pocket, lend money to servants, although not The richest family is one of the richest.That Jin Boss was ambitious, so he let his clansman Jin Laizi do it, and he saw it as useful, so he didn't get involved with this group of beggars.Even so, Li Zhong said smoothly, and only called him the Tuantou family, and his name remained unchanged.Jin Lao was over fifty years old, lost his wife and had no children, and only survived a daughter named Yu Nu.That jade slave was born very beautiful, how can you tell?There are poems to prove it: "Flawless is comparable to jade, and she is ashamed of flowers. Only Shaogong dresses up, clearly Zhang Lihua." Jin Boss loves this girl like a treasure. He taught him to read and write since he was a child. All are well-versed, one writes one, and it is made by hand.In addition, female workers are exquisite, and they can also tune zithers and manage everything, and they are smart in everything.Relying on his daughter's talent and appearance, Jin Boss is determined to marry him to a scholar.In terms of the old family of the famous family, there are very few women who are eager to ask for this woman; it is hateful that she was born in a Tuantou family, and no one asks for her.If it's an ordinary manager with no future, Boss Jin won't pull him anymore.Therefore, it is not easy to be high or low, and the daughter is held until one, but no one is allowed.

Occasionally, a neighbor said: "There is a scholar under the Taiping Bridge. His surname is Mo Mingji. He is 20 years old. He is a good-looking talent. He is well-educated. It is only because his parents have died and his family is poor. Enter into a married family. This person is suitable for your daughter-in-law, why don't you recruit him as your son-in-law?" Jin Lao said: "Just annoy the old man to attack, how about it?" The neighbor took orders, went to the Taiping Bridge, looked for Mo Xiucai, and said to him Li said: "To be honest, my ancestor used to be a group leader, but now he hasn't done it for a long time. He is only greedy for his good daughter, and his family is rich. If a scholar doesn't dislike him, the old man will be successful." Mo Ji Although I didn't say a word, I thought to myself: "I don't have enough food and clothing, and I can't afford to marry. Why don't I bow down to his family and kill two birds with one stone? I don't care about ridicule." He said to his neighbor, "Although what uncle said is good, my family is poor. Employment, what should I do?" The neighbor said: "Scholars are obedient, and the paper doesn't cost a piece of paper, it's all on the old man." The neighbor replied to Boss Jin.On an auspicious day, the Jin family will send a new set of clothes to wear, and Mo Xiucai gets married through the door.Mo Ji was overjoyed when he saw Yu Nu's talent and appearance. He got a beautiful wife for nothing;Even among friends who know Mo Ji's poverty, they all forgive him, and no one laughs at him.

(End of this chapter)